India, Feb. 27 -- A host of environmental issues will be under the scanner on February 27, 2025, the second day of the Anil Agarwal Dialogue 2025.

These include urban heat and warm nights, climate insurance, the health of the soil, the State of States and a conversation with acclaimed author Ramchandra Guha.

A warming planet means that our nights are becoming hotter. The impact of this, especially on urban areas in India will be up for discussion in the first session on Day 2.

As per a study published in the journal The Lancet Planetary Health. three years back, the risk of death from excessively hot nights could increase nearly six-fold by the end of the century.

Sweltering nights may interrupt the normal physiology of sleep. A disru...